Half a game. Half a measly game. Half a Bears-and-Packers-haven’t-even-played-yet game.
That’s all that separates the 5-1 Packers from the 5-2 Bears in the NFC North as we barrel into Week 8 of the NFL season. And yet why does the race at the top of the division seem, well, kind of over before it has even really started?
You don’t need us to tell you why. The Bears, their offense close to an all-out wreck, their coach a target of constant criticism, hang on by threads to steal their victories. The Packers are — what’s that word again?